Mississippi Senate Bill 2795 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Passed on April 22 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-22 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act Entitled The "mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act"; To Amend Section 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Conditions For Parole Eligibility And To Provide Limitations On Inmate Eligibility To Petition The Sentencing Court For Parole Eligibility If The Inmate Is Serving A Sentence For A Crime Of Violence Or Nonviolence; To Amend Section 47-7-3.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Inmate Case Planning And To Prescribe Dates For The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Complete Case Plans For Parole-eligible Inmates To Ensure That The Plan Is Achievable; To Amend Section 47-7-3.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Minimum Time That Offenders Convicted Of A Crime Of Violence Must Serve Before Release And A Minimum Percentage Of Other Sentences That Other Offenders Must Serve Before Release; To Amend Section 47-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Prohibition Against Compensation Or Per Diem Of The Mississippi Parole Board, Its Requirements, And The Minimum Vote Required To Grant Parole To An Inmate Convicted Of Capital Murder Or Sex Offense; To Amend Section 47-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; To Amend Section 47-7-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Victim Or Designated Family Member Shall Be Provided An Opportunity To Be Heard By The Parole Board Prior To A Parole Decision; To Amend Section 47-7-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Certain Parole Hearings For Sex Offenders; And For Related Purposes.

"Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act"; enact.

Sen. Juan Barnett [D]	Sen. Robert Jackson [D]	Sen. Daniel Sparks [R]	Sen. Albert Butler [D]
Sen. Brice Wiggins [R]	Sen. Sampson Jackson [D]	Sen. Sarita Simmons [D]

2021-03-30 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 90 N: 27 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-30 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 35 N: 13 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-09 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 105 N: 9 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-09 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 44 N: 4 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-22		Approved by Governor
2021-04-01	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2021-04-01	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2021-03-30	House	Conference Report Adopted
2021-03-30	House	Point of Order-Not Well Taken
2021-03-30	House	Point of Order Raised
2021-03-30	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2021-03-29	House	Conference Report Filed
2021-03-29	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2021-03-22	House	Conferees Named Horan,Goodin,Faulkner
2021-03-16	Senate	Conferees Named Barnett,Sparks,Wiggins
2021-03-15	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2021-03-11	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Entered
2021-03-11	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2021-03-10	House	Returned For Concurrence
2021-03-10	House	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2021-03-09	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Horan, Mickens, Hobgood-Wilkes)
2021-03-09	House	Passed As Amended
2021-03-09	House	Amended
2021-03-01	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2021-02-24	House	Referred To Corrections
2021-02-16	Senate	Transmitted To House
2021-02-09	Senate	Passed As Amended
2021-02-09	Senate	Amended
2021-02-09	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2021-01-28	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2021-01-18	Senate	Referred To Corrections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
47	7	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	7	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	7	18	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	7	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	7	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/SB/SB2795.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2795IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2795CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2795PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2795SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/sam/SB2795_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/ham/SB2795_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/senate/0360022.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/house/0640072.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/senate/0850028.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/house/0850022.pdf